The Viking Voyager

Hello Little Viking Families,

I can't believe we are saying goodbye to February and hello to March! Trimester 2 ends this week and report cards will go live on Friday, March 7th. To review your child's grades, please log into skyward. While you are there, you can also register for the 2025-2026 school year! We encourage everyone to register as soon as possible so we can plan staff needs for the upcoming year. Being a small district makes it extra important that we get all our students registered and accounted for so we can plan as needed.

Along with the end of the trimester comes a second round of truancy notifications. If your student has missed 10% or more of the school year you will be receiving a notice about attendance. If you get a letter and need assistance getting your child to school, please reach out. We are here to help in any way we can! If you are receiving a second letter for the school year, we do stipulate that any absences moving forward will require a doctor's note to be marked as excused.

Our annual Erin's Law compliance presentation will be taking place this year on March 14th. See below to learn more about Erin's Law and if you would NOT like your child to participate, you can complete the opt out form linked.

*Note AM preschool students will have their Erin's Law presentation on Monday, March 17th.*

And finally, next week is Read Across America Week! We will be doing lots of fun reading activities at school and celebrating with a spirit week! See the flyer below for the daily themes. Note that Spring picture day is next Wednesday for "Fancy Day." See the remaining themes below.

And as a reminder, Mrs. Scanlan is back on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Mr. Hanus continues to be our building Principal onsite on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Reach out to either of us with your questions or concerns.

Have a great weekend,

-Mrs. Scanlan and Mr. Hanus

March 5, 2025 - Spring Picture Day - SC Students only

March 5, 2025 - Pokemon Night at SMS from 6:00 - 7:30 pm

March 7, 2025 - Report Cards issued

March 9, 2025 - Daylight Saving's Time begin - Spring ahead 1 hour

March 10, 2025 - PreK to College of DuPage MAC Center

March 10, 2025 - FTC Meeting at AMS at 7:00 pm

March 13, 2025 - Kindergarten Signing Night at SC from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Dear Parents:

Erin’s Law, House Bill 6193 was signed by Governor Pat Quinn on January 24, 2013. This law requires schools to implement an age-appropriate sexual assault and abuse awareness and prevention curriculum for grades pre-K through 12. It is recommended that four communications a year on Erin’s Law be made available to all students, often through social-emotional instruction and/or contact with the school social worker.

Victor Pacini, a survivor of sexual abuse, author, and motivational speaker, will be assisting our schools in implementing this mandate. Mr. Pacini’s program is developmentally appropriate, interactive, and aligned with learning standards. The focus of his presentation is to teach children basic skills to keep them safe from dangerous or abusive situations. The concepts that will be discussed are:

• Distinguishing safe from unsafe touches

• Safety rules at home and school

• Saying “NO”

• Safe/Unsafe Secrets

• It’s not the child’s fault if someone touches him or her

• Telling a trusted adult

Mr. Pacini and his colleague, Deanna Hynes, will be presenting at our schools on Friday, March 14th. Each grade level will participate in an assembly for approximately 30 minutes. The content can be previewed here: https://www.victorpacini.com/peace-of-mind-2/

*Note - The AM Preschool presentation will be done by our social worker on Monday, March 17th.*

If you have any questions please contact your building principal or our school social worker, Ms. Ketzally Gomez, at: kgomez@saltcreek48.org

Requests to Opt-Out: If you prefer that your child opt-out of this prevention education session, please contact Ms. Gomez, by completing this form: Opt Out Form

Next 2 weeks: Love of Learning & OPM - Identifying and appreciating the good in others

Any questions about FTC and/or events please contact Brittany at bsebesta@saltcreek48ftc.org

Thank you to everyone who attended our Enchanted Evening dance! We hope you all had a blast dancing the night away! Also want to thank everyone who participated in our Michael Anthonys dine out!

Upcoming Events!

Pokemon Night 3/5 6-730pm (Swartz)

Stop by and join the fun! Don't know much about Pokémon? Come join the fun anyway! Show off your cards, trade with friends or just come and see what all the excitement is about.

Make a Pokémon craft, trade cards, learn about Pokémon, have Pokémon snacks and hang out with friends!! All district families are welcome!

FTC Meeting 3/10 7pm (Albright)

We would love to have you join us and see how FTC supports the great schools in District 48!!

Flower & Plant Sale Fundraiser

FTC is having a flower and plant fundraiser for spring! We will have hanging baskets, annual flowers, herbs/vegetables and more available for pre-order with a pickup date of April 26 (just in time for Mother's Day!). Order forms should be coming home with your student or you can order online here. Please share with friends and family! This is a great way to get the gardens and flowerbeds started for the summer! Approximately 50% of proceeds benefit FTC!

Order deadline is March 18.

Save the Date

STEAM night 3/21

Sign up and/or update your Salt Creek 48 Family Teacher Children (FTC) Membership today to receive important information! It needs to be updated each year to stay active! The directory is a wonderful way to stay connected with families!

https://saltcreek48ftc.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms

These are items that will always be listed at the bottom of the newsletter for parent reference. This includes: Lunch menus, fee information, school/bus/OBT Park District contact information, and emergency procedures.

All new or updated information is listed above.

Attention Parents - School doors open at 7:40 am. There is no staff supervision prior to this time. Classes start at 7:50 am.

Students who come in late find it harder to establish a good morning routine at school. Teachers are beginning instruction and a late student is missing out. Thank you for your assistance in making sure your students arrive to school on time!

Don't forget to check and pay any overdue lunch balances. You can check balances and pay on your parent Skyward account. You can also send cash or check payment to school with your child in a marked envelope with name and what payment is for. The office will then account for the cash or check payment on your student's Skyward.

Standard Response Protocol

Salt Creek District 48 has adopted an emergency protocol response from the I Love U Guys Foundation. This is a program that has been adopted by many of the schools within DuPage County. Over the summer, the administrative team attended training on the protocol and is passing along the training to all staff. We also want to make families aware of the five different protocols so you can be familiar with the language you may hear your child or the school use.

In your parent portal in skyward, click on the fee payment tile, then in the far right hand top corner click on the "make online payments" button. This will take you to Revtrak. Make sure to sign up before you try to make payment. Once you can sign in, click the Make a Payment button in the middle of the page. This new service will streamline the payments so you can make a payment or set up recurring payments. This is directly connected to Skyward so you see the money immediately go to your child's account. If you have any questions please email or call your school office.

Preschool Payments: Once in Revtrak you will see in the upper right area an arrow next to SHOP. Click the arrow and pick Preschool in order for you to complete your payment. If you have any questions please email or call the Salt Creek school office.

Salt Creek - Angie Holden - aholden@saltcreek48.org 630-832-6122 ext. 4001

LEAP is an aftercare program that is ran by the Oakbrook Terrace Park District Heritage Center. The program is located at Salt Creek Primary School. Please contact the Oakbrook Terrace Park District at 630-627-6100 to sign your child up if you are in need of aftercare.

Lauren Scanlan, Principal

lscanlan@saltcreek48.org

Salt Creek 630-832-6122 ext. 4004

Angie Holden, Salt Creek Administrative Assistant to the Principal

aholden@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext.4001

Danyelle Olsen, District Nurse

dolsen@saltcreek48.org

630-832-6122 ext. 4003

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